A client is scheduled for a bone marrow transplant from cells that were donated by his identical twin. The nurse realizes that the type of transplant this client is planning would be:

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A bone marrow transplant from an identical twin is considered a syngeneic transplant. Syngeneic transplants are the only type of transplant where the donor and recipient are genetically identical, and therefore there is no risk of rejection or graft versus host disease. Autologous transplants involve collecting the patient's own cells for transplant, allografts involve using cells from a donor who is not an identical twin, and apheresis is a process of collecting only certain blood components from a donor or patient.

A Client Is Scheduled for a Bone Marrow Transplant from Cells